Indian rhinoceros  (Rhinoceros unicornis)

Authentication

Authenticated (04/04/05) by Peter Grubb, Natural History Museum, London.

Incisors: The front or cutting teeth.
Keratin: A group of fibrous proteins that form the basis of hair, nails, wool etc in animals.
Prehensile: Capable of grasping.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (March, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. WCMC species sheets (March, 2008)
    http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/data/species_sheets/indirhin.htm
  3. CITES (March, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. The Rhino Resource Centre (March, 2008)
    http://www.rhinoresourcecenter.com/species/indian-rhino/
  5. Animal Diversity web (July, 2002)
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/rhinoceros/r._unicornis$narrative.html
  6. Animal Info (July, 2002)
    http://www.animalinfo.org/species/artiperi/rhinunic.htm
  7. Burnie, D. (2001) Animal. Dorling Kindersley, London.
  8. Ghosh, D. (2008) Great one-horned rhino facing threat. Arunachal Front, 1: 178. Available at:
    http://ezinearticles.com/?Great-One-Horned-Rhino-Facing-Threat&id=1007572
  9. Foose, T.J. and Van Strien, N. (1997) Asian Rhino Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K.. Available at:
    http://www.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/1997-005.pdf
  10. International Rhino Foundation (March, 2008)
    http://www.rhinos-irf.org/asrsg/